Of Good Report

When I was a graduate student in Arizona many years ago, I used to take the Christian Science periodicals with me so I could read them whenever I had any spare time. During one period, however, I would go out and never return home with the magazines.

One morning several years ago, as I studied the Christian Science Bible Lesson for that week on “Sacrament,” I was struck by this citation in the Responsive Reading from Colossians 3:14 : “And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. ” I literally couldn’t get past those words.

One snowy winter day I was taking my usual train ride into work, preparing prayerfully for a very busy day ahead. As I hurriedly came out of the train stop, I saw a large crowd of people gathered, so I stopped to see what was going on.

“Work is the reflection of income already received. ” This was the thought that came to me just after I had moved to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, the seat of the Federal Government.

The Christian Science Journal, in an effort to support Christian Scientists in their prayers for Christianity in general and in their ecumenical activities, wants to bring readers’ attention to a basic ecumenical tool that has been developed—a “Self-Understanding” document. The format of this paper is a familiar one in religious communities, where Self-Understanding documents are standard.

Theres a McDonald’s restaurant near the Los Angeles jail facility where I used to serve as a visiting chaplain in my early days in the public practice of Christian Science. It was a good place for a snack before conducting the church services.

A college protest in the 1970's shifts from pandemonium to peace.

  I had been looking forward to my lecture trip to Lomé, Togo, for months. Now, finally belted into my Air France seat and on my way to Africa for the very first time, I wasn’t feeling well at all.

One Sunday after church, as my wife and I pulled into our driveway, I felt an unusually strong impulsion to go immediately into our backyard. I walked to the edge of the yard, where a small stream flows into a larger, deeper pond.

Subscribing for the periodicals as the Manual of The Mother Church directs every member to do (see p. 44 ) is a lot more than paying the subscription price and receiving a magazine.